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Illustration shows police forces and arrested demonstrators outside the Central Station in Brussels, Sunday 24 January 2021. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)

Parents of arrested minors complain of slow progress in police violence investigations

Almost a year ago, 91 minors were among the 245 people arrested outside and around Brussels-Central station after a demonstration against class injustice. Following the arrests, many of the young people complained of violence and abuse by the police. Their parents are now organising a new...
Illustration shows refugees waiting outside, in the cold, at the entry to the 'Klein Kasteeltje - Petit Chateau' (Little Castle) Fedasil registration centre for asylum seekers in Brussels, Tuesday 07 December 2021. (BELGA PHOTO VIRGINIE LEFOUR)

Court sanctions Belgian state and Fedasil over asylum failures

The French-speaking court of first instance in Brussels has issued an order condemning the Belgian state and the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) for their mismanagement of the asylum and reception crisis. The 10 organisations that filed the action last November said on...
llustration picture taken during a concert of Belgian artist Stromae, Saturday 05 April 2014, at Forest National / Vorst Nationaal in Brussels (BELGA PHOTO JONAS ROOSENS)

Was Stromae recording his new video in Brussels this weekend?

The arch and surrounding areas in the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels were sealed off and mysteriously covered over the weekend as rumours spread that Belgian singer Stromae was recording a new video on the site. A heavy police presence and the deployment of drones to keep curious bystanders away...

Police clash with rioters as coronavirus protest descends into chaos

Riot police clashed with protestors and deployed water cannons in the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels in the wake of the European Demonstration for Democracy which took place in the capital on Sunday. The demonstration against the continuing restrictions and measures related to the coronavirus...

Taverne du Passage reopens after bankruptcy and takeover

Some 94 years young, the Taverne du Passage in central Brussels has reopened its doors after two years of uncertainty. Close to the Grand-Place, in the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, the Taverne is an institution. Since 1928, a mainly local clientele has gathered there, in an unchanged Art Deco...

Church management take legal action to end Béguinage occupation

The public association responsible for managing the Béguinage church in central Brussels is taking legal action in order to end the occupation of the church by undocumented migrants. It has hired a lawyer to initiate proceedings with a justice of the peace. A judgment is expected for the end of...

Uncertain future for Brussels play cafe L'Haricot Magique

Brussels’ popular “pushchair café”, L’Haricot Magique, has warned that its existence is threatened and it could have to close this spring if extra funding cannot be found. The cafe, located within the See-U complex on the former barracks in Ixelles, is largely financed by the sale of coffee and...

Flanders tourist board buys 17th-century painting to return to Bruges abbey

Flemish tourism agency Toerisme Vlaanderen has purchased a more than 350-year-old painting for the first time and returned it to its original location. The 17th-century painting commemorates the story of an 11-year-old girl on the verge of death who recovered miraculously. In 1652, the parents of...

Envisioning Europe: How to build a future (fair) European culture of memory

The politics of memory are generally not discussed within cultural policy frameworks, on a national or European level. In different countries, the responsibility for commemoration policies lie with different ministries which usually work to protect ‘national interests‘). Thus, it is up to European institutions and cultural networks to open discussions on controversial and dissonant issues in cultural memory, as it has huge consequences for contemporary political relations.

More lines, vehicles and stops: Stib unveils its New Year’s resolutions

Brussels transport company Stib has published a series of pledges for the new year, including more vehicles, an increase in frequencies and a new line on the network. “In 2022, there will be many new features on the Stib network, all with the same goal: more seats and comfort for the customers,”...

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